Posts Tagged ‘Garden Sculpture’

A few weeks back I visited the Hannah Peschar sculpture garden near Ockley in Surrey.  What an amazing place!  I’ve wanted to go for years, but never quite got there, so I grabbed the chance when one of the members of my Society of Garden Designers cluster group organised a visit there.

The garden is very shady so most of the planting is green with an emphasis on the foliage to create drama and interest.  Hannah’s husband, Anthony Paul, is an award winning Landscape Designer and together they have created a very magical place.

Anthony Fagin ‘Worlds’

Each piece of sculpture exhibited is selected by Hannah and ranges in style from figurative to highly abstract.  The photographs in this post were taken by me and I hope give you a flavour of the garden and what’s on show there. But if you want to see more of what’s in store, there’s an extensive list of represented artists and their work on the Hannah Peschar website.

Guy Portelli ‘Bono’

The weather was wet, but with the cover from the trees and the use of my brolly, I was still able to get lost in the act of taking photographs.  In fact, I was so immersed in what I was doing that Hannah had to remind us what the closing time was!

Fiamma Montagu ‘Portal’

What I loved most about the garden was the ability to get lost in the garden.  As we walked round the garden, from one area to the next, we were surprised and delighted by the next piece of sculpture that seemed just perfect for the position it had been given.

Ben Barrell ‘Swirl’

Robert Jarvis ‘Grow’

Rebecca Newnham ‘Carbon’

From a Garden Designer’s view it was very inspirational too.  For me it was really interesting to see the plants playing such a crucial role in the structure of the garden.

They added drama, softness and texture and they also divided the space up in a setting with very little hard landscaping.  I absolutely loved it!

Rebecca Newnham ‘Lotus’

The garden is open to the public from May to end of October on fridays and saturdays between 11am-6pm and on sundays and bank holidays from 2pm-5pm.  Visits can be arranged by appointment at other times.  For full details please refer to the Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden website.

(Images: Lisa Cox)

I was looking through the latest edition of the Garden Design Journal last week and came across the work of Andrew Kay who hand crafts the most amazing metal animal sculptures. Read more

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I was first introduced to David Harber by Fiona Stephenson who I worked with when I was training.  Sadly I have not yet been able to feature any of David’s work in any of my designs, but I’m sure I will at some point in the future. Read more

I was introduced to Beatrice Hoffman by Emma Riley and Alison Ramsay of The Art Agency in Esher as they often display her smaller pieces in the gallery. Read more

I’m sure you know by now just how much I love going to the Chelsea Flower Show and it’s not only for the show gardens and floral exhibits.  It’s great to see what else is new; products, furniture, water features, garden accessories, and I especially love to take time to see the garden art and sculpture. Read more

I coordinate a local Society of Garden Designers’ cluster group and last week we visited the Maundy Todd Sculpture Garden and gallery in New Malden.  Set in Maundy’s own beautiful house and garden she exhibits the work of contemporary British sculptors who make limited editions or unique pieces for the garden and home. Read more